Two takes on getting started

Posted on May 18, 2023 at 11:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The writing and publishing experts we follow had two posts in the vein of beginnings today. At Writer's Digest, author...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), First lines and first chapters, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Top tips for authors: May 17, 2023

Posted on May 17, 2023 at 11:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business and craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Social media and websites, The business of writing, Writing advice

Top tips for authors: Visuals

Posted on May 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of marketing and design advice to offer. Here are the ones that we...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, Marketing / promotion, Social media and websites

Craft lessons: Abductions and observations

Posted on May 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today's writing craft posts don't really have much in common, unless you consider that one is about how to write...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer Unboxed, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Writing and the tough times

Posted on May 15, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It's Mental Health Awareness Week in the United Kingdom, which, yes, is not our home base. But that is where...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Motivational, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Two takes on messages in stories

Posted on May 15, 2023 at 9:16 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's some help with theme and messaging in your fiction. Writing coach C.S. Lakin shared six questions to get at...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Writing advice

Top tips for authors: May 12, 2023

Posted on May 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business, marketing, and craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Short story, Social media and websites, The business of writing, Writing advice

A memoirist's thoughts on writing about his mom

Posted on May 12, 2023 at 9:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Terry McDonell opens an essay with the assertion that he didn't set out to write about his mother. But...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Literary Hub, Memoir, Writing advice

Using real-life experiences to their best effects in novels

Posted on May 11, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Even those of us with fairly prosaic lives have had at least one or two experiences that raise an eyebrow...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Scenes, Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

What book writers should take away from the screenwriters' strike

Posted on May 11, 2023 at 10:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You might be looking at the Writers Guild of America writers strike as something separate from your professional life. Kristine...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Pop culture, The business of writing